Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fordland Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fordland Place (SR4 6UT) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fordland Place (SR4 6UT), the main crime hotspot is near Bexley Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Midmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Midmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bexley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peacock Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swaledale Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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